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We're getting ready! Join us Saturday at noon for our Exhibition Opening Reception. FREE and open to the public: Generat...
09/11/2026

We're getting ready! Join us Saturday at noon for our Exhibition Opening Reception. FREE and open to the public: Generations | Influence + Innovation. Featuring 17 artists, mentors, and their mentees, displayed side by side. See the map of relationships in the incredible show spanning a wide variety of media. Meet the artists, enjoy light refreshments, select pieces for purchase, and view this thoughtful show.

Featured Mentor Artists:
Curator Emeritus Fern Logan
Harris Deller
Joe Emery
Steve Grimmer
Antonio Martinez
Dale McReynolds

Artspace Southern Illinois — 304 Cultural Arts Center
304 W. Walnut Street, Carbondale.

Details: Link in bio - events calendar & comments below.

09/10/2026

Join us for an opening reception with one of our most ambitious exhibitions yet! Curated by artist Fern Logan, this exhibit brings together regional artists with the artists they’ve taught, encouraged, and inspired - showcased side-by-side. This show maps the relationships of these artists and how they strengthen the Southern Illinois arts community and extend our region's creative influence throughout the country!

Featured Mentor Artists

Curator Emeritus Fern Logan

- Harris Deller
- Joe Emery
- Steve Grimmer
- Antonio Martinez
- Dale McReynolds

Details and full list of Mentors and Mentee artists: Link in bio, events calendar or in comments below.

Opening Reception - FREE

- Where: Artspace Southern Illinois — 304 Cultural Arts Center, 304 W. Walnut Street, Carbondale
- When: Saturday, Sept. 12 | Noon – 2 PM
- Meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments

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Join us for our fall season opening with one of our most ambitious exhibitions yet! Curated by artist Fern Logan, this t...
09/08/2026

Join us for our fall season opening with one of our most ambitious exhibitions yet! Curated by artist Fern Logan, this thoughtful and inspiring exhibit brings together regional artists with the artists they’ve taught, encouraged, and inspired. Beyond a collection of individual works, it maps the relationships of these artists and how they strengthen the Southern Illinois arts community and extend our region's creative influence throughout the country!

Explore the connections and contrasts while discovering the stories behind the artists, their relationships, and the paths their work has taken.

Details and list of featured artists: Link in bio, events calendar or in comments below.

Opening Reception
- Where: Artspace Southern Illinois — 304 Cultural Arts Center, 304 W. Walnut Street, Carbondale
- When: Saturday, Sept. 12 | Noon – 2 PM
- Meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments

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City of Carbondale Government
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Southern Illinois Tourism Carbondale Main Street

To all the workers, neighbors, volunteers, artists, and creatives making our region a beautiful place to live and work: ...
09/07/2026

To all the workers, neighbors, volunteers, artists, and creatives making our region a beautiful place to live and work: thank you for your hard work!

Join us for our fall season opening with one of our most ambitious exhibitions yet! Curated by artist Fern Logan, this t...
09/03/2026

Join us for our fall season opening with one of our most ambitious exhibitions yet! Curated by artist Fern Logan, this thoughtful and inspiring exhibit brings together regional artists with the artists they’ve taught, encouraged, and inspired. Beyond a collection of individual works, it maps the relationships of these artists and how they strengthen the Southern Illinois arts community and extend our region's creative influence throughout the country!

Explore the connections and contrasts, while discovering the stories behind the artists, their relationships, and the paths their work has taken.

Details and list of featured artists: Link in bio, events calendar or link in comments below👇

Opening Reception
- Where: Artspace Southern Illinois — 304 Cultural Arts Center, 304 W. Walnut Street, Carbondale
- When: Saturday, Sept. 12 | Noon – 2 PM
- Meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments

SHARE THIS POST & help us spread the word!

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We're excited to partner with Arts Alliance Illinois to host the Illinois Creative Future Roadshow in Carbondale. This i...
09/01/2026

We're excited to partner with Arts Alliance Illinois to host the Illinois Creative Future Roadshow in Carbondale. This isn't a presentation followed by a listening session—it's a collaborative working session where artists, creative workers, nonprofit leaders, educators, entrepreneurs, elected officials, and community members will come together to share ideas and help build an action plan for Illinois' creative future. We'd love to have you join us.

Details see link in bio 👇

City of Carbondale Government Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce

Call for Entries is OPEN!  This October, Artspace Southern Illinois is presenting a community exhibition as part of the ...
08/31/2026

Call for Entries is OPEN!
This October, Artspace Southern Illinois is presenting a community exhibition as part of the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read in our region. Our book selection is *Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom*. We’re inviting artists to submit work that speaks to the powerful theme of Courage and Freedom.

See link in comments for more details and how to submit.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our recent event at Artspace Southern Illinois—On the Strip. We were honored to wel...
08/21/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our recent event at Artspace Southern Illinois—On the Strip. We were honored to welcome award-winning journalism professionals and Southern Illinois University faculty Alee Quick and Julia Rendleman for an informative talk as they shared their perspectives and highlighted bright spots on the state of local journalism in Illinois, with a focus on what’s happening in communities like those in Southern Illinois. The session examined the challenges created by dwindling news coverage, as well as recent successes and important reporting specific to the region.

Stop by and see the accompanying exhibit: A Weekend in Murphysboro—Community Storytelling by Saluki Photojournalists on view now through Sept. 12 at Artspace Southern Illinois—Gallery & Shop located at 607 S. Illinois Ave in Carbondale.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale Daily Egyptian

08/15/2026

Stop by to see the Exhibit on View featuring SIU Photojournalists for: A Weekend in Murphysboro—Community Storytelling.

This exhibit showcases real people and real stories. It highlights why local stories matter and how SIU students are helping fill the gap in local news coverage in our region.

Artspace Southern Illinois—On the Strip: 607 S. Illinois Ave in Carbondale.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Join us today FREE public event! We're thrilled to welcome these award-winning journalism professionals for an informati...
08/15/2026

Join us today FREE public event! We're thrilled to welcome these award-winning journalism professionals for an informative and important talk about the state of local news in Southern Illinois, what news deserts are, and why local stories matter. A speaker and exhibit reception to follow.

Featured presenters:
- Julia Rendleman, award‑winning photojournalist (The New York Times, National Public Radio, and more), Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting grantee, 2026 SIU Teaching Excellence Award recipient, and more

- Alee Quick, Director at Capitol News Illinois, journalist, and faculty advisor at SIU's student newspaper Daily Egyptian, who led the award-winning newsroom at The Southern Illinoisan

Plus, featured in our On the Strip Gallery - the SIU Saluki Photojournalism Exhibit: A Weekend in Murphysboro

Sat. - Aug 15
Noon - Presentation
1:30 - Speaker & Exhibit Reception
Location: Artspace Southern Illinois — On the Strip - 607 S. Illinois Ave, Carbondale

Details see link in bio or comments below

Thanks to our Humanities Community Sessions partner, Illinois Humanities

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304 Cultural Arts Center + Main Office: 304 W Walnut St. , (2nd Venue/On The Strip Gallery/Shop: 607 S. Illinois Avenue, )
Carbondale, IL
62901

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